Fur-trimmed overshoe



Oct. 12, 1937. L. KOENIG FUR TRIMMED OVERSHOE Filed April ,1, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W K W 7. m w w W N QY a? i. g

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Patented Oct. 12, 1937 UNi'iE sr'rss OFFICE FUR-TRIMMED. OVERSHOE Lorne Koenig, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, as-

signor to The Woodstock -Rubber Company Limited, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, a corporation Application April 1, 1937, Serial No. 134,351

8 Claims.

ing a certain degree of warmth, comfort and Well-being. The fur-trimmed overshoe as made until recently, that is, one trimmed with a band or strip of fur at the upper edge of the upper andon the face thereof, offered many disadvan- For instance, the dye from the fur discoloured and stained the hose, for the reason that the fur contacted with the hose at the upper end of the upper, which thus caused chafing and the consequent generation of heat with its attendant liberation of the dye. Another disadvantagewas that this same chafing would wear the fur to such an extent that the fur trimming often had to be replaced before the overshoe had outlived its usefulness. This chafing also irritated the wearers skin and actually caused discomfort. Another disadvantage of that overshoe was that a raised portion or band was formed at the upper edge of the upper, which pressed into the wearers skin and left an indentation or mark which did not disappear for some time after the overshoe had been discarded in the spring. These disadvantages all resulted from a faulty construction, more particularly, because the fur trimming, in the form of a band, had one edge stitched to the inside, then was folded back and passed over the edge of the upper, to be finally stitched adjacent its other edge, to the outside of the upper.

Such disadvantages as have just been noted, may be obviated by the application of the fur trimming in the manner disclosed herein.

The general objects of my invention,therefore, are to improve on fur-trimmed overshoes.

A specific object of the invention is to so apply the fur trimming that the trimming, at its lower end, that is, at the end nearest the toe, will not be spaced too far apart, so that the tongue of the overshoe will not be substantially exposed when the opposite side Walls of the upper pucker or spread apart as one is in the act of walking.

Another specific object of the invention is to so construct the overshoe that the lace eyelets may be located near to the edges of the upper, so that the edges will not substantially spread apart.

A further specific object of the invention is to so apply the fur trimming that the work involved in so applying the same is greatly reduced.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the vari ous figures,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fur-trimmed overshoe made in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a fragment of the overshoe, showing the inside face of part of the left wall, with the fur trimming partly stitched in place;

Figure 3 is a reversed view of Figure 2, that is, showing the outside face of part of the left wall;

Figure 4 is a section on about line 4-4 in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a section on about line 55 in Figure 1; and,

Figure 6 is a section on about line 66 in Figure 2.

Referring now by numerals to the drawings, A indicates a so-called carriage or motor boot, or overshoe, of conventional design in so far as the form or shape of the upper and the general construction of the overshoe are concerned. My present improvement has to do with the upper, or more particularly with the manner in which the fur trimming is disposed and stitched, and therefore the overshoe as a whole will not be described.

. F is the fur trimming, in the form of a narrow band or strip. As seen, the fur trimming is applied around the top or upper edge and around or along the two front edges or faces of the upper. It is desirable that the trimming be first laid on a flat surface with the back or hide B upon the surface, and the hair H then ironed or flattened, all as best shown in Figure 6. This first step in treating the trimming makes for a neater finished overshoe, and facilitates its stitching to the upper. Part of the fur trimming Fis stitched over a part of its length to both inside and outside of the upper, and over the remaining part of its length, to the outside only of the upper. Thus, from a point Ill, which marks the lower extremityof the opening in the upper, to slits II and 12 through the edges of the upper, the trim.-

ming is stitched to both inside and outside of the upper, Whereas from the slit II to the slit l2 the trimming is stitched to the outside only of the upper. The trimming is preferably one continuous or uninterrupted piece or band, surrounding the entire length of the opening in the upper; this is desired for many reasons.

Thus, one end of the trimming is stitched at one end to the upper as at H], then stitched around the entire edge of the upper to terminate again at It, the band passing first through the slit l I, from the inside to the outside, and through the slit i 2 from. the outside to the inside. Between the point In and the slits II and I2, respectively, the trimming, while in its fiat form,

is applied to the inside of the upper and stitched as by a line of stitching l3; between the two slits II and I2, the band is applied to the outside of the upper and stitched thereto as by continuing the line of stitching I3. After the trimming has been so applied and stitched, the trimming band is folded outwardly and again stitched to the outside as by a line of stitching [5. Between the point and the slits II and I2, respectively, the fur band will thus be partly inside and partly outside the upper, the band overlapping or straddling the edge of the upper, all as best shown in Figure 4. Between the slits II and I2, the fur band will be entirely outside the upper, all as best shown in Figure 5. The slits occur preferably at tirely' outside around the upper edge of the upper and for some, distance down along the front edges -of, the opening in the overshoe, the fur should project or extend inside the overshoe where the overshoe is apt to spread or pucker.

According to the usual practice, the fur is applied whilethe upper is still in its developed or blanked form, that is, before it is joined at the rear vertical seam, and before the so-joined upper is applied or connected to the sole. Where the edge is not covered or overlapped by the fur trimming, as between the slits ll and I2, ornamental silk edging or stitching l8 may be used to thus conceal the raw edges of the shoe.

What I claim is:

'1. In an overshoe, a fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so applied to the upper that it lies partly inside and partly outside of the upper over a portion of the length of said edge and lies entirely outside of the upper over the remaining portion of the length of said edge.

2. In an overshoe, a fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so applied to the upper that it straddles said edge over a portion of its length to lie both on the inside and outside of the upper and lies outside only of the upper over the remaining portion of the length of said edge.

. 3. In anovershoe, a fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the'upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so folded and applied to the upper. that one folded portion lies on the inside of the upper over a portion of the length of said edge and lies on' the outside of the upper over the remaining portion of the length of said edge.

4, In an overshoe, a fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so folded and applied to the upper that the folded portions, respectively, lie inside and outside, respectively, of the upper over a portion of the length of said edge and both lie outside of the upper over the remaining portion of the length of said edge.

5. In an overshoe the upper of which has two slitscut into the edge at substantially equal distances as measured from the forward end of the overshoe, a folded fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so applied to the upper as to straddle said edge from said slits forwardly and to lie outside of the upper between and rearwardlyof said slits.

6. In an overshoe the upper of which has two slits cut into the edge at substantially equal distances as measured from the forward end of the overshoe, a folded fur trimming applied adjacent the edge of the upper and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, one fold of said trimming lying inside the upper from said slits forwardly and passing through said slits from the inside to the outside of the upper, while the other fold lies outside of the upper, so that the trimming straddles said edge from said slits forwardly, and the two folds of said trimming both lying outside the upper between and rearwardly of said slits.

7. In an overshoe the upper of which has two slits cut into the edge at substantially equal distances as measured from the forward end of the overshoe, a one-piece or continuous fur trimming folded substantially in the form of an inverted U applied to the upper adjacent the edge and extending over substantially the entire length of said edge, said trimming being so applied to the upper as to straddle said edge from said slits forwardly and to lie outside of the upper between and rearwardly of said slits.

8. In an overshoe the upper of which has two slits cut into the edge at substantially equal distances as measured from the forward end of the overshoe, a one-piece or continuous fur trimming folded substantially in the form of an inverted U applied to the upper adjacent the edge and extending over substantially the entire length ofsaid edge, one leg of said trimming being applied to the inside of the upper from said slits forwardly and passing through said slits from the inside to' the outside of the upper, while the other leg lies outside of the upper, so that said trimming straddles said edge from said slits forwardly, and both legs of said trimming being applied to the outside of the upper between and rearwardly of said slits.

LORNE KOENIG. 

